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Myanmar Parliament To Change Presidential Elections Date: Document
Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to speed up elections of the country's president, in a last-minute change following weeks of talks with the military that has stood by the constitution that bars her from assuming the highest office.
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New Era As Aung San Suu Kyi's Novice Lawmakers Brace For Office
In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling him to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.
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Myanmar Releases Political Prisoners Before Power Transfer
Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 prisoners on Friday, government officials said, days before a parliament dominated by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party sits for the first time after an election victory in November.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Opposition Party 2 Seats Off Majority in Myanmar Parliament
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission today morning.
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Myanmar Won't Amend Constitution Until After 2015 Election: Parliament Speaker
Myanmar will not change its constitution until after a general election late next year, the parliament speaker said, complicating efforts by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to reduce the military's political power, or run for president.
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Oath wording stalls Suu Kyi's debut in parliament
The party of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will seek fresh ways to try to alter an oath to be taken by newly elected members of parliament, a party official said on Friday, making it unlikely the main opposition will make its parliamentary debut next week.
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Myanmar Parliament To Change Presidential Elections Date: Document
Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is likely to speed up elections of the country's president, in a last-minute change following weeks of talks with the military that has stood by the constitution that bars her from assuming the highest office.
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New Era As Aung San Suu Kyi's Novice Lawmakers Brace For Office
In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling him to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.
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Myanmar Releases Political Prisoners Before Power Transfer
Myanmar began releasing the first of about 100 prisoners on Friday, government officials said, days before a parliament dominated by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party sits for the first time after an election victory in November.
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Aung San Suu Kyi's Opposition Party 2 Seats Off Majority in Myanmar Parliament
The party of democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi was two seats away from winning a majority in Myanmar's parliament, according to results announced by the election commission today morning.
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Myanmar Won't Amend Constitution Until After 2015 Election: Parliament Speaker
Myanmar will not change its constitution until after a general election late next year, the parliament speaker said, complicating efforts by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to reduce the military's political power, or run for president.
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Oath wording stalls Suu Kyi's debut in parliament
The party of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi will seek fresh ways to try to alter an oath to be taken by newly elected members of parliament, a party official said on Friday, making it unlikely the main opposition will make its parliamentary debut next week.
